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Variable limits
I read the article School zone speed limits on major roads rejected (July 25) with interest.
In Boca Raton, Fla., where we have vacationed, there is a school on a busy thoroughfare with three lanes of traffic in each direction. They have speed limit signs (and flashing lights) that indicate there is a reduced speed limit, for all traffic in both directions, for two 60-minute periods each school day. During those specific periods, the lights flash to remind drivers to slow down.
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Couple that with photo radar to catch cars that do not observe the reduced speed limit, and we’ve got a rather simple solution.
What stops the City of London from doing the same thing? It would be easier and less costly than installing speed bumps, and lowering the speed limit all the time.
William Klein, London
BRT alternatives
Regarding Roy Hanson’s letter Is BRT worth it? (July 25)
Here are some alternatives to the BRT:
Do nothing. Do not spend any more tax money. The money saved would be squandered in extra fuel or electricity as we creep through the city. Let the next generation build a transit system.
Widen Wellington Road to eight lanes. The expropriation cost alone would make the BRT look like a bargain. As an added bonus, Wellington would become a parking lot again in about 10 years, and we would go through this debate all over.
Abandon the downtown. If we relocate all our downtown attractions to the suburbs, then nobody would need to commute in that direction. They would drive some other direction instead.
Discontinue issuing building permits. By freezing development, we would stop all growth in traffic volume. In the process, we would announce to the entire country that London has no intention of participating in Canada’s future. We can satisfy ourselves by evolving into a giant retirement home.
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Build a light rail, low-energy, electric transit system. We would show the rest of the country we belong in the 21st century.
David Nielsen, London
Cut spending
Regarding the letter Seniors should pay up (July 27) from Sheila Leber
As a senior, I would love to pay an “extra small tax” as compared to what I will pay after death as an estate tax.
Seniors will have paid a lot of tax during their lifetime and at the end of it. Perhaps our governments could figure out some cost-cutting measures instead of new ways to tax people all the time.
Guy Riccardi, London
Limit landlords
I was disappointed to read, in the article Unapologetic ‘profiteer’ landlord doubles down in London ‘renoviction’ bylaw fight (July 19) that landlord Darren Keenan thinks society should be all about capitalism.
It angers me to see what landlords are doing to the people who live in their units.
Maybe we need a law that allows the city to take possession of an apartment from a landlord who “capitalizes” by putting people on hard times.
Bryan Patterson, London
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